"We've seen alcoholic cops a lot [on television, so it's] maybe not as groundbreaking to do now," she suggested. "We're going to find our own journey to go on with Jane."

Cunningham added: "Drinking is just... a part of everyday life [for some cops] and a way that they cope, so it will be part of the show, but I don't know that we'll show Jane descending into alcoholism in the same way."

The producer also claimed that fans of the original Prime Suspect will be able to enjoy the NBC version.

"There's so much great stuff in [the UK series] that we obviously want to use as touchstones... but we also want fans of the original to be able to tune into ours and enjoy it on its own level," she explained. "I wouldn't want to take anything that people would feel that they've seen before and wouldn't be surprised by."